Wayman Ame Church

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Biographies

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Bynum, Lincoln

True and literal meaning is leant to the phrase “brothers in arms” by Lincoln Bynum and his old...

Biography

Claxton, Belle Blue

Belle Blue Claxton was born in Bloomington, IL on April 30, 1872. She was a daughter of Richar...

Biography

Esque, Eliza (Davis)

Eliza Davis Esque was born around 1845 in St. Charles County, Missouri. Little is known about ...

Biography

Kennedy, Beulah Jones Thornton

According to Beulah Jones Thornton Kennedy, “we wanted first-class citizenship. We had to pay f...

Biography

Kennedy, Merlin Robert

The local story of the American Civil Rights Movement, especially in McLean County, cannot be t...

Biography

Murray, Ethel

Much of what we know today about Murray comes from oral history which can sometimes contradict ...

Biography

Stearles, Willis

Much of what we know today about Willis Stearles comes from oral history, members of the commun...

Biography

Witherspoon, Julius

Julius Witherspoon (1859-1906) relocated to Bloomington from Arkansas when he was 24. He worked...

Biography

Making a Home

Digital Exhibit

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William and Henry Wells

Brothers William and Henry Wells had both been born into slavery. They were free men when they ...

Digital Exhibit